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The quantity of The Reds players might you fit inside your squad this week?

The Merseyside club have notched two consecutive victories and boast a sizzling forward in their French frontman going into a clash with Wolverhampton Wanderers currently heading towards a historically poor Premier League seasons in history.

Should you have kept a few of your Africa Cup of Nations transfers and have the funds to upgrade after losing the sidelined Manchester United's playmaker, in that case Liverpool players ought to be the main consideration.

This ideal squad is chosen using current Fantasy Premier League valuations to stay under a 100 million pound cap, mirroring using a one-week wildcard.

What Was the Performance of The Previous Selection?

Skipper Manchester City's striker (32 points) , combined with the hot duo of Antoine Semenyo (10 points) as well as Hugo Ekitike guided the selection to a handsome score – supplemented by a 10-point cameo from Fulham's defender off the bench.

The Fantasy Premier League Selection for Gameweek 18

Keeper & Defenders

David Raya, Arsenal, goalkeeper, £6m – vs Brighton & Hove Albion (H).

The North London side's backline experienced a brief dip following an injury to their Brazilian defender, but they have secured two shutouts recently , with 9 to their name before half the season completed.

The Emirates Stadium outfit have conceded in just a handful of fixtures at the Emirates campaign. The strikes they conceded were scored by a Manchester City superstar, a wondrous strike from Tottenham's forward and a late goal from Tolu Arokodare.

Jurrien Timber (£6.5m) & Piero Hincapie (£5.5m), the Gunners – vs Brighton (H).

It's a triple-up on the Arsenal backline.

As well as being the strongest defence statistically, recording shutouts in more than half of their fixtures, they face a Roberto De Zerbi's side who have failed to score in two consecutive outings.

Brighton have only managed nine goals from eight fixtures away from home.

The Dutch defender is a reliable choice each gameweek , with more goal threat now he is the full-back role.

The Ecuadorian has collected 'defcon' points over his last four starts, featuring two clean sheets.

Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool, £5.9m – vs Wolves (H).

Managers would love six Liverpool players this week if the rules permitted.

Wolves failed to score for the 10th time in 17 games in Saturday's 2-0 home loss to the Bees.

The Midlands side have a paltry nine strikes in total, including two away from home. This is one of the safest clean sheet opportunity available.

Omar Alderete, the Black Cats, £4m – vs Leeds United (H).

Even with Leeds United's recent goalscoring upturn – including the performances of their striker – we're selecting a Stadium of Light clean sheet on home soil.

It would be their third in a row and the Paraguayan defender establishing himself as the best value defensive pick. Managers can start him with assurance in most games, given his regular 'defcon' points.

Midfielders

Mason Mount, United, £5.9m – vs Newcastle (H).

Mount should play a key part at Old Trafford over the coming fixtures, with their Portuguese maestro suffering an injury.

Recently, United registered the highest expected goals (xG) statistically by a significant margin – 8.78 versus the next best Leeds' 5.68.

They welcome a Newcastle side who have not excelled away from home – with just a single victory in seven.

Mount may inherit a large share of the injured star's creative responsibilities, notably from dead-ball situations, and could operate in the number 10 role.

Florian Wirtz, the Reds, £8.1m – vs Wolves (H).

The German playmaker is on the verge of a major point return and a fixture at Anfield versus Wolves representing the prime time for it.

He has posted points in three out of his past four fixtures – a pair of assists and one 'defcon' performance.

In that period his chance creation stands at 10 chances, a team-high among all his teammates, while his expected goals stands at 0.88.

Morgan Rogers, Aston Villa, £7.2m – vs Chelsea (A).

After recording 30 points in two games, Rogers' form is impossible to ignore.

He's Villa's main goal threat, with an ability to producing a goal with the smallest space inside the area.

A fixture at Chelsea could be viewed as a difficult assignment, the Birmingham club have emerged victorious there in two of the last three campaigns.

Strikers

Hugo Ekitike (Captain), the Reds, £8.9m – vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (H).

Because of facing an abysmal Wolves side, a lack of rivalry for a starting spot, and having scored five goals over three matches, the French striker gets the captaincy for this round.

Erling Haaland, Manchester City, £15.1m – vs Nottingham Forest (A).

It is unthinkable to benching Haaland, but because he has a tougher fixture on the road in this round, I'm willing to bet against him for the armband.

Jarrod Bowen, West Ham United, £7.6m